December 8, 2024. patiently waiting.
High Pressure dominates. The last snowfall was November 27th in the Rubies. We would rather have a big high pressure ridge now rather than in the middle of the winter season. Times like this we are glued to the long range weather forecasts looking for any clues of the ridge breaking down and brining a […]
December 3. 2024. high pressure.
Welcome December. We all hope everyone enjoyed Thanksgiving Weekend. The forecasted high pressure is in full swing throughout the west. Cast, the newest member of Ruby, a black lab from Diamond R Kennels in Ennis, Montana joined the family in July and today was her first duck hunt. She loves the water and following Maze […]
November 27, 2024. Thanksgiving Eve.
One of our favorite days of the year. Thanksgiving Eve. Families are together with amazing food and drinks all over the country. Feeling very lucky to be here in Lamoille with a house full of family, fresh snow and white mountains celebrating one of the best weekends of the year. The best storm of the […]
November 26, 2024. Duck Hunt.
We spent the day in one of our favorite places. A private ranch 40 miles north of Elko with not a soul around for tens of miles. True Nevada. Maze, our 4 year old lab lives for days like this. It was a day of duck hunting along the Owyhee River and also a recon […]
November 23, 2024. holiday pregame.
It is more of the same for the Great Basin when there is an atmospheric river or bomb cyclone event. Typically we get the scraps and this event was no different. It is fun to see the huge snow totals around the West Coast from Bachelor to Tahoe. We had a very strong wind event […]
November 16, 2024. Top of Conrad.
A strong low pressure system delivered a fresh coat of white at the lodge elevation (7,000 feet). The storm moved in slow with not much wind associated with it. Heavy snow began around noon through the early evening hours. We took one of the cats for a spin to see how far we could get […]
November 14, 2024. long nights.
I have always liked the mid-fall time when the clocks go back an hour. Short days, long nights and I always associate this time of year with the winter to come. The mountains are white with a beautiful storm Monday Night with 4-6 inches of snow falling at the long elevation. A few of the […]
October 17, 2024. the first white.
It has been a warm start to the fall season in Lamoille with above average temperature and high pressure. An amazing fall with beautiful weather and the busiest summer/fall the lodge has ever seen. There has been a lot of hype this week about a pattern change for the west. A powerful winter-like low pressure […]
August 19, 2024. slowly, things are changing.
The first signs of fall are slowly creeping their way into Northern Nevada. Warm days continue but the crisp mornings are becoming more common. The aspen forests in the upper elevations are beginning to show the first slight changes from deep green to a lighter tone. A cold front is expected this weekend with high […]
July 2, 2024. Hot Ruby Summer.
After a beautiful Spring Season, the summer heat is here in the Lamoille Valley with temperatures climbing into the mid to high 90’s next week. There is still a lot of snow in the upper, north facing elevations. Lamoille Lake is still half frozen but not for long as the summer is settling in. My […]
